Environmental impact of strawberry production in Italy and Switzerland with different cultivation practices

Valiante, Daniele; Sirtori, Ilaria; Cossa, Stefano; Corengia, Luca; Pedretti, Martina; Cavallaro, Luca; Vignoli, Lorenzo; Galvagni, Andrea; Gomarasca, Stefano; Pesce, Gaetano Roberto; Boccardelli, Alessandro; Orsi, Luciano; Lovarelli, Daniela; Facchinetti, Davide; Pessina, Domenico; Bacenetti, Jacopo

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.046

Cited by 29 publications

(16 citation statements)

References 23 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Conventional strawberries contained 503.49 mg 100 g −1 DW, integrated 499.76 mg 100 g −1 DW and organic 478.11 mg 100 g −1 DW. Similar results were also obtained for organically and integrated produced strawberries, which contained fewer total polyphenols [11]. The level of total polyphenols is very variable and dependent on genetic factors.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

“…There is limited experimental evidence showing such problems in the available literature. Most of the available studies showing the differences between organic and conventional production systems are mainly concerned with fruit quality and yield [11,13,34,52]. Only two previous investigations addressed the problem of allergies in organic and conventional crops, but not in IPM.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mineral fertilization is allowed along with animal and green manure. For plant protection pesticides are allowed, but in limited quantity and quality [11]. Organically produced strawberries contain more bioactive compounds compared to conventional strawberries [12].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

Evaluation of the Potential Allergenicity of Strawberries in Response to Different Farming Practices

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Fruit allergies are a large problem today. Many consumers suffer from food allergies or intolerances. The method of food production has a major impact on its quality. In fruit and vegetable production, three different farming systems are mainly found: conventional, integrated pest management and organic production. The latter is considered the best in terms of fruits and vegetables safety and high quality. The present experiment was performed to demonstrate the effect of the strawberry production method on its allergenic properties and flavonoid content. The strawberry ‘Honeoye’ cv. was used for the study. Fruits from the three cultivation systems, organic, conventional and integrated, were tested for their content of biologically active compounds and their potential allergenicity. The results obtained indicate that the strawberries from the organic system were the safest because they contained the lowest levels of Bet v1 and profilin in comparison with the fruits from the integrated and conventional systems.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 79%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

Evaluation of the Potential Allergenicity of Strawberries in Response to Different Farming Practices

et al. 2020

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

“…Due to the fact that manufacturing companies are playing an active role in the consumption of natural resources and generation of waste materials, they can significantly contribute to promoting sustainability development in developed/developing countries [47,48]. Regarding the increasing amount of environmental impacts caused by manufacturing companies, most of the studies have investigated the environmental aspect of sustainability through manufacturing companies and factories [49][50][51].…”

Section: Sustainability In Manufacturing Companiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Analyzing the Status of Sustainable Development in the Manufacturing Sector Using Multi-Expert Multi-Criteria Fuzzy Decision-Making and Integrated Triple Bottom Lines

Hendiani

Liao

Bagherpour

et al. 2020

IJERPH

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

A sustainable manufacturing company depends on the developments in three aspects in order to minimize harmful impacts on the environment, improve the social relations, and simultaneously maximize the economic benefits. Despite the increasing types of investigations that researchers have carried out in environmental and economic aspects, the minimum attention has been paid to social relations. In response to this deficiency, this paper proposes a new framework to obtain the overall sustainability index in manufacturing companies by encapsulating the sustainability criteria/sub-criteria. This article collected 33 sub-criteria for five pillars of sustainability as social, environment, economic, technological advancement, and performance management. The key contributions of this paper are highlighted as the hierarchical method that obtains the status of sustainability in uncertain conditions, the ability to identify the weak points, and a new framework for gathering the data about sustainability performance in manufacturing companies. The findings of this paper will aid both policymakers and decision-makers to assess the sustainability status of manufacturing systems and improve the performances of them.

show abstract

“…Although the interest in pruning residues valorization for energy purposes in growing [20][21][22][23], there is no systemic and economic utilization of these byproducts in the Monti Cimini area. In the studied area, pruning residues do not usually represent a saleable product [24]; consequently, no additional income was considered regarding their production.…”

Section: Data Collectionmentioning

confidence: 99%

A Comparative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Conventional and Organic Hazelnuts Production Systems in Center Italy

et al. 2020

Self Cite

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

In this study, the economic profitability of hazelnut production in central Italy using conventional and organic farming systems was evaluated using the cost–benefit analysis methodology. Viterbo’s province is the leading province in Italy in terms of quantity produced. Three indicators were calculated for both farming systems: net present value, payback time, internal rate of return. The analysis was conducted utilizing primary data collected by means of interviews and surveys with local farmers and organizations of producers. The collected production data refer to the decade 2008–2018; a global area of 100.34 ha and 76.14 ha were considered for conventional and organic cultivation, respectively. Sensitivity analysis was carried out considering different discount rates, price variability, and inflation rates. The net present value is equal to 92,800 €/ha and to 3778 €/ha, the payback time is 10.47 years and 42.94 years, while the internal rate of return is 12.2% and 1.1% for the conventional and organic production systems, respectively. The conventional production system performs significantly more remuneratively, considering that the price premium paid by the market for the organic product and the subsidies granted to organic farmers are not sufficient to balance the lower yield.

show abstract

Environmental impact of strawberry production in Italy and Switzerland with different cultivation practices

Cited by 29 publications

References 23 publications

Evaluation of the Potential Allergenicity of Strawberries in Response to Different Farming Practices

Evaluation of the Potential Allergenicity of Strawberries in Response to Different Farming Practices

Analyzing the Status of Sustainable Development in the Manufacturing Sector Using Multi-Expert Multi-Criteria Fuzzy Decision-Making and Integrated Triple Bottom Lines

A Comparative Cost-Benefit Analysis of Conventional and Organic Hazelnuts Production Systems in Center Italy

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About